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Sadlier-Oxford
Level A Unit 14- Mattlin
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Literature
6th Grade
05/23/2006

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ABSTRAIN
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To stay away from doing something by one's own choice
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ACCOMMODATE
Definition
to do a favor or service for, help out, to provide, supply, to have space for, to make a fit
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Allegiance
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the lo
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amalgamate
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To unite; to combine elements into a unified whole
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append
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to attach or add as a supplement or extra item
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commemorate
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to preserve, honor, or celebrate the memory of
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enumerate
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to count; to name one by one, list
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exalt
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to make high in rank in power, charactyer, or quality; to fill with pride, joy, or noble feeling; to praise, honor
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extort
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to obtain by violence, misuse of authority, or threats
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far-feetched
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strained or improbable (in teh sence of nmto being logical or believable) going far afield from a topic
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glum
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depressed, gloomy
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replica
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a copy, close reproduction
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responsive
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answering or replying; reacting readily to requests, suggestions, ect. showing intrest and understanding
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sanctuary
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a sacred or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; A place of refuge or protection
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self-seeking
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selfishly ambitious
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submissive
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humbly obedient; tending to give in to authority, obeying without protest
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tally
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to count up; to keep score' to make entries for rekoning; to correspond or agree;

A total score
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taskmaster
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one whose job is to assign work to others; one who uses his or her power to make to make people work very hard
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transform
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to change completely in appearance or form; to make into something else
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upheaval
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a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change
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